Global National: June 15, 2020 | Demand for answers grows following 2 Indigenous deaths
CA, 16 Jun 2020
New Brunswick RCMP are under intensifying scrutiny after the death of Rodney Levi. An officer fatally shot the Indigenous man on June 12, just days after Edmundston police shot and killed Chantel Moore, another Indigenous person. Ross Lord looks at the demand for answers, and explains why Quebec is being tasked with the investigation.
Amid a new report that concluded Montreal turned a "blind eye" to racism, Mayor Valérie Plante is vowing to fight the problem. Eric Sorensen compares her response to that of Quebec Premier François Legault.
Days after police in Atlanta shot and killed Rayshard Brooks, the coroner has ruled the death a homicide. It comes just weeks after George Floyd, another Black American, died in police custody. As Jennifer Johnson reports, the demand for answers and justice are only growing louder.
After Russia convicted him of spying, Canadian-American Paul Whelan has been sentenced to serve 16-years in a maximum-security prison. Crystal Goomansingh explains why Whelan and his family fear he's become a political pawn, and how they're pleading for political intervention.
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